US 12,312,202 B2
Fiber delivery system
Jamie Lynn Johnson, Trenton, GA (US); and Eric Walter Thompson, Rock Spring, GA (US)
Assigned to Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, GA (US)
Filed by SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC., Dalton, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/375,824.
Prior Publication US 2023/0013361 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 57/16 (2006.01); B65H 57/00 (2006.01); B65H 57/28 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 57/16 (2013.01) [B65H 57/003 (2013.01); B65H 57/28 (2013.01); B65H 2701/31 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a fiber supply assembly that supplies fiber along a first axis;
at least one eyeboard defining a plurality of openings therethrough from a first side to a second side, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings is configured to receive therethrough a fiber from the fiber supply assembly;
a track extending along the first axis, wherein the track passes proximate to each eyeboard of the at least one eyeboard;
a carriage that is movable along the track from a first position on the first side of a first eyeboard of the at least one eyeboard to a second position on the second side of the first eyeboard, wherein the carriage defines at least one fiber attachment element; and
an actuator that is configured to move the carriage along the track.